Lorain police

Tuesday, Oct. 1

7:15 p.m. — 400 block W. Fourth St., a man tried to buy soap at More 4 Less but when he couldn’t buy it with his EBT card, he shoved it in his waistband and walked out of the store, a clerk told police.

11:45 a.m. — 300 block W. 26th St., a man slapped a girl and told her he was going to kill her as police charged him with assault.

1:28 p.m. — 200 block E. 30th St., a girl said her boyfriend threw a cinderblock through her car window.

Wednesday, Oct. 2

3:30 a.m. — 2900 block Denver Avenue, a woman said someone broke the glass of the front door of her house when she was in the house. She said the person then ran away.

5 a.m. — 2300 block Homewood Drive, a woman said someone tried to break into her house but ran away when she arrived.